However, because oral medications must pass through the digestive system, to have the same efficacy as IV medications oral antibiotics must have high âbioavailabilityâ â the percentage of the drug that reaches the blood. Drugs administered via PICC lines have, by definition, 100 percent bioavailability.
A: Bactrim is a type of antibiotic used to treat a range of bacterial infections in the body according to WebMD. Physicians prescribe Bactrim to treat certain types of sexually transmitted diseases, urinary tract infections, respiratory illnesses, and various other infections.
I was prescribed bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) to treat e. Coli bacteria found on vaginal culture. Readings say that bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) is not effective to treat bv.